# std::exp(std::complex)

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Defined in header `<complex>` |  |
template< class T > std::complex<T> exp( const std::complex<T>& z ); |  |

Compute base-e exponential of z, that is e (Euler's number, `2.7182818`) raised to the z power.

### Parameters

z | - | complex value

### Return value

If no errors occur, e raised to the power of z, \(\small e^z\)ez
, is returned.

### Error handling and special values

Errors are reported consistent with math_errhandling.

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic,

- std::exp(std::conj(z)) == std::conj(std::exp(z))
- If z is `(±0,+0)`, the result is `(1,+0)`
- If z is `(x,+∞)` (for any finite x), the result is `(NaN,NaN)` and FE_INVALID is raised.
- If z is `(x,NaN)` (for any finite x), the result is `(NaN,NaN)` and FE_INVALID may be raised.
- If z is `(+∞,+0)`, the result is `(+∞,+0)`
- If z is `(-∞,y)` (for any finite y), the result is `+0cis(y)`
- If z is `(+∞,y)` (for any finite nonzero y), the result is `+∞cis(y)`
- If z is `(-∞,+∞)`, the result is `(±0,±0)` (signs are unspecified)
- If z is `(+∞,+∞)`, the result is `(±∞,NaN)` and FE_INVALID is raised (the sign of the real part is unspecified)
- If z is `(-∞,NaN)`, the result is `(±0,±0)` (signs are unspecified)
- If z is `(+∞,NaN)`, the result is `(±∞,NaN)` (the sign of the real part is unspecified)
- If z is `(NaN,+0)`, the result is `(NaN,+0)`
- If z is `(NaN,y)` (for any nonzero y), the result is `(NaN,NaN)` and FE_INVALID may be raised
- If z is `(NaN,NaN)`, the result is `(NaN,NaN)`

where \(\small{\rm cis}(y)\)cis(y) is \(\small \cos(y)+{\rm i}\sin(y)\)cos(y) + i sin(y).

### Notes

The complex exponential function \(\small e^z\)ez
for \(\small z = x + {\rm i}y\)z = x+iy equals \(\small e^x {\rm cis}(y)\)ex
cis(y), or, \(\small e^x (\cos(y)+{\rm i}\sin(y))\)ex
(cos(y) + i sin(y)).

The exponential function is an entire function in the complex plane and has no branch cuts.

The following have equivalent results when the real part is 0:

- std::exp(std::complex<float>(0, theta))
- std::complex<float>(cosf(theta), sinf(theta))
- std::polar(1.f, theta)

In this case `exp` can be about 4.5x slower. One of the other forms should be used instead of calling `exp` with an argument whose real part is literal 0. There is no benefit in trying to avoid `exp` with a runtime check of z.real() == 0 though.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <cmath>
    #include <complex>
    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
       const double pi = std::acos(-1.0);
       const std::complex<double> i(0.0, 1.0);

       std::cout << std::fixed << " exp(i * pi) = " << std::exp(i * pi) << '\n';
    }

Output:

    exp(i * pi) = (-1.000000,0.000000)

### See also

log(std::complex) | complex natural logarithm with the branch cuts along the negative real axis (function template)
expexpfexpl (C++11)(C++11) | returns e raised to the given power (\({\small e^x}\)ex) (function)
exp(std::valarray) | applies the function std::exp to each element of valarray (function template)
polar | constructs a complex number from magnitude and phase angle (function template)
C documentation for cexp

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